1904 Map of Ebensburg

About this map

Ebensburg and the surrounding high country of the Allegheny front define this early twentieth-century landscape, where the Pennsylvania railroad network navigates steep gaps and summits. The map illustrates a dense industrial and transit corridor through the mountains, featuring the P. R. R. (Pittsburg Division) and the P. R. R. (Cresson Branch). Small company towns and mining settlements like Beaverdale, Lloydell, and Lilly are scattered among the ridges, while the Little Conemaugh River and Bens Creek provide the primary drainage. Notable high points such as Blue Knob and Red Cap Hill overlook numerous gaps, including Adams Gap and Bobs Creek Gap, which dictate the paths of early roads and rail lines. This survey captures the region just as coal and rail reached their operational peak, documented by the topographical work of Frank Sutton and R. D. Cummin.